The Warangal Police on Wednesday arrested four inter-state robbers and seized diamond, silver and gold jewels worth Rs 2.5 crore. The police also seized a french-made pistol and 104 kg ganja from the accused. The four arrested persons were history sheeters involved in over 32 cases, the police said. They have also been involved in cases in places including Andhra Pradesh and Bengaluru.
Warangal Commissioner AV Ranganath says, "We have nabbed 4 interstate offenders who are mainly indulging in burglary (housebreaking). They are all habitual offenders. We have arrested them today for their involvement in about 32 cases and recovered more than two and a half crores rupees worth of gold, diamonds and silver jewellery."
"We've also recovered a French-made pistol and some ganja. They have committed burglary in Warangal, Adilabad, Bangalore and other places in Andhra Pradesh," he said.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Warangal Police said, "An interstate gang engaged in both theft & Ganja transportation, was arrested by @warangalpolice & recovered aprx 2.38 Kg gold,diamond jewelry, 104Kg Ganja of Rs 5.2 lakh,along with a pistol, 5 rounds, a car, 4 mobiles,4 fake aadhar cards & Rs.5k in cash. ." bit.ly/3Zdq5yR
Last month, 7 interstate thieves were arrested with 11 stolen vehicles worth Rs 3.3 crore.